Have you heard of the hugely popular light novel, Am I the Only One You Love? It has been gaining attention recently, and is set to be made into an anime in the fall of 2019. At first glance, this work may seem like a typical harem romantic comedy, but it's actually completely different. In fact, it doesn't really follow a romantic comedy plot, to the point where you start to feel sorry for the main character... But even light novels like this have a new feel to them, and are very interesting. In this article, we'll be introducing the main character, Joro, and his best friend, San-chan, from Am I the Only One You Love? These are two high school boys in a light novel that features many girls, but what kind of relationship do they have? Let's take a closer look.
Joro and San-chan are best friends
The protagonists of this story, Kisaragi Amazuyu (known as Joro) and Oga Taiyo (known as San-chan), are best friends. They went to the same middle school and were classmates in high school. Joro is a rather unremarkable type, with poor grades, athletic ability, and looks... On the other hand, San-chan is the ace of the baseball team! He is trusted by both the team members and his classmates, and has a bright personality and is liked by everyone. He is the so-called top caste in the class. The two seem to be quite different types, but they seem to get along well.
When they didn't make it to Koshien, Joro comforted them
Last year, the baseball team San-chan belongs to was just one step away from making it to Koshien. San-chan should have been the one suffering the most, but at the time he encouraged the team members. However, the moment he was left alone, he burst into tears. It was his best friend Joro who comforted him at that time. He was comforted by everyone, even though everyone laughed at him.
Will San-chan take the two girls Joro had his eye on?
Joro was thinking of dating either Himawari (aka Himawari) or Sakura Akino (aka Cosmos) by pretending to be an insensitive innocent protagonist, as is often the case in light novels and romantic comedies. Therefore, his true identity is a strategist, and he uses "boku" (boku) when creating a character and "ore" (ore) when not. He created a character that looked very normal! He's quite a strategist. However, neither Himawari nor Cosmos liked Joro. Unfortunately, the one they both liked was San-chan! As expected, San-chan can handle it.
Lost to his best friend!? But...
Joro lost his two best friends in an instant. Himawari and Cosmos also asked him to help them with their love lives. But he doesn't give up. He supports their love lives equally and wants to date the one who was rejected by San-chan. It's common for people to end up with someone they consult with. What a...strategist, he doesn't waver.
Joro and San-chan are in a love triangle!?
Actually, it gets a little complicated from here, but Joro and San-chan are best friends, but they are caught up in a love triangle! It is between Joro, San-chan, and Sanshokuin Sumireko (commonly known as Pansy). To put it simply, San-chan likes Pansy, and Pansy likes Joro. Moreover, Pansy is so passionate that she stalks Joro. In fact, this relationship will make the story get much more complicated from now on. This is not a typical romantic comedy. What will happen to the friendship between Joro and San-chan?
San-chan will frame Joro!?
In fact, from here on, things will get complicated! San-chan will frame Joro and it will develop into bullying! San-chan had originally noticed that Himawari and Cosmos had feelings for her. And she took advantage of that feeling and tried to make them lose trust in Joro. So she was trying to get close to Pansy.
Joro is bullied
The bullying of Joro continues to escalate. Himawari and Cosmos hate him, and Cosmos kicks him out of the student council. And the bullying of Joro spread to the whole school. But Pansy had seen through San-chan's plan from the beginning. Pansy's insight is amazing. To find out what happens from here, please read the original light novel or the comic!
Why did San-chan bully Joro?
Why did San-chan frame Joro? In fact, when the two were in junior high school, the person San-chan liked had feelings for Joro. She had been hating Joro ever since, wondering why Joro, who was at a lower level than her, had done something like that. They acted like best friends, and were really good friends at first, so this is surprising. But they actually hated each other from the beginning... It's kind of sad, since I thought they were good friends. What will happen to their relationship? I definitely recommend you read the original work. In fact, Pansy plays a big role here!
Joro and San-chan Summary!
That's all for the introduction of the characters "Joro" and "Pansy" from "Are You Really the Only One I Like?". At first glance, they seem like two high school boys who get along well, but this is a surprising development. It develops into bullying throughout the school, causing quite a fuss, but what will happen next? The theme of bullying set in a school is quite heavy, isn't it? If you are interested, be sure to read the original work and prepare yourself before the anime is released! Thank you for reading this far.
